LUTZ v. BELLI

No. 06A01-8605-CV-137.

516 N.E.2d 95 (1987)

Elena Yee LUTZ, Appellant (Defendant below), v. Melvin M. BELLI, Sr.; Law Offices of Melvin M. Belli, Sr.; and Sam Yorty, Appellees (Plaintiffs below).

Court of Appeals of Indiana, First District.

December 16, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert D. Maas, Jennings, Maas & Stickney, Indianapolis, for appellant.

David J. Backer, Backer & Backer, Indianapolis, for appellees.


ROBERTSON, Judge.

Elena Yee Lutz (Lutz) appeals a general judgment in favor of Melvin M. Belli, Sr. (Belli) and Sam Yorty (Yorty) in a consolidated action for attorney's fees.

We affirm in part and reverse in part as to Belli and reverse as to Yorty.

Belli brought an action for attorney's fees based upon a contingent fee agreement between himself and Lutz. At the time the attorney-client relationship was formed, Lutz was involved in at least five distinct...

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